Epidemiology Projects

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ATLAS Study (Schwartz)

Breast Cancer after Chernobyl (Davis)
A study to investigate the link between breast cancer and prolonged exposure to radiation from the Chernobyl incident.

Breast Cancer and HRT: Genetic Susceptibility within the Progesterone Pathway (Malone)
A study to investigates a key mechanism by which exogenous progesterone may influence breast cancer.

Cancer Surveillance System (Schwartz)
Collects and analyzes population-based data on cancer incidence and survival in 13 counties in western Washington State.

The CAREGEN Study: Genetic Susceptibility and the Risk of Breast Cancer (Malone)
A study designed to evaluate the risk of breast cancer in relation to oral contraceptive use and hormone replacement therapy.

Descriptive Epidemiology and Clinical Course of Myelodysplastic Syndromes within the Group Health Cooperative (De Roos)
An epidemiologic study of the characteristics and natural history of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

Ectopic Pregnancy Study of Rates and Rate Change over Time (Holt)

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Training (Vaughan)
An interdisciplinary training program in cancer epidemiology and biostatistics.

Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer: New Hypotheses (Rossing)

Evaluations of Environmental Exposure Measuring Using GIS Techniques (Mueller)

Factors Affecting Survival of Young Breast Cancer Patients (Malone)
Identifying factors that affect the risk of recurrence and death in a cohort of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.

FINCH (Holt)
A case-control study of risk factors for adenomyosis.

Genetic Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer (PROGRESS) (Stanford)
A study to identify hereditary prostate cancer loci.

Genome-Wide Association Study in Early-Onset Breast Cancer (Malone)
A genome-wide association study of young invasive breast cancer patients to identify new genes responsible for cases who are negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.

Geographic Clustering of Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Correlation with Point Pollution Sources (De Roos)
A population-based investigation of incidence patterns of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

HPV Immunogenetics (Schwartz)

Modifiable Risk Factors for Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors (Rossing)
Assessing whether modifiable factors influence risk of arm lymphedema among women treated for breast cancer.

Molecular Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer (Chen)
Testing whether the risk of developing endometrial cancer is related to variation in genes that encode for estrogen-related enzymes.

Molecular Epidemiology of Lung Cancer (Chen)

Multi-center Study of Very Low Birth Weight in Relation to Childhood Cancer (Mueller)

NSAIDS and Other Medications in Prostate Cancer Etiology (Stanford)
A study to determine whether use of NSAIDs and other frequently used medications are associated with risk of prostate cancer.

Oral Cancer Genetics (Schwartz)

Oral Cancer: Molecular Profiles & Clinical Outcomes (Chen)
Studying tumor characteristics via examination of genomic scale gene expression.

The QUILT Study: Breast Cancer Prognostic Factors / Pathobiology (Malone)
Assessing exposures and events that may increase risk of recurrence of breast cancer.

Residential Proximity to Industrial Facilities and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (De Roos)
An investigation of long-term environmental exposure to industrial pollutants as a risk factor for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The Role of Missense Changes in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes in Breast Cancer Among African-American Women: A Population-Based Approach (Malone)

Seattle Barrett's Esophagus Research (Vaughan)

Shift Work and Reproductive Hormones in Men (Davis)
A study of the emerging link between night shift work and cancer in men.

Shift Work and Reproductive Hormones in Woven (Davis)
A study of the emerging link between night shift work and cancer in women.

Shift Worker Study (Davis)
Assess whether working night shifts changes hormone levels in healthy women of reproductive age.

Steroid Hormone Genes and Ovarian Cancer Risk (Rossing)

Study of Genetic and Environmental Factors Related to Childhood Brain Tumors (Mueller)

Study of Pregnancy Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors (Mueller)

Tamoxifen and Second Breast Cancer: Epidemiology and Pathology (Li)

Thyroid Cancer after Chernobyl (Davis)
A study of occurrence and molecular characteristics of thyroid cancer in patients exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl incident.

The WECARE Study: Interaction of Radiation, BRCA 1/2 and Breast Cancer (Malone)
A study to investigate gene-environment interactions influencing susceptibility in the etiology of breast cancer.